Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 22, 16 October 1942, Page 4

Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

Ist. Gunner: ‘‘What is the difference between the army and a circus!” 2nd. Gunner: ‘‘Don’t know.” Ist. Gunner: ‘‘The army has more tents. ’ ’

The best way to waken a man is to tickle his bare feet, says a doctor. Oh, well, another little job won’t do the sergeant-major any harm.

The sentry on guard was carrying a pick on one shoulder and his rifle on the other when- the sergeant appeared. “What the dickens are you up to?” roared the sergeant." “Well,” said the sentry, “I’m not much of a shot, so I thought I could stun ’em first and then shoot ’em!”

“Calling Up Grouse,’’ reads a newspaper headline. How dare they make game of the Army 1

HER CHOICE Soldier: Which one of these pictures of me do you like the best? I Girl: The one with the gas mask on. |

Chalked notice over camp wash bucket in Palestine.

Please do not use soap when washing, as water is required later for brewing tea. ”

THE MIRACLE New Army Sergeant-major: I say, you chaps, will you be so good as to form fours just once more. The last time you did it, it was a bit ragged. I feel an awful cad for troubling you like this. My humble apologies.

The Orderly Officer thought he would try-to ‘‘catch” the young sentry, who was carrying out his guard duties.- > O.O.: ‘‘What would you do if on? of the enemy suddenly appeared from nowhere!” ’ . Sentry: Nowhere, sir!” O.O.: ‘‘Yes, nowhere.” . Sentry: ‘‘Hit him over the head with nothing, sir.”

‘‘ On the right, form squad, ! ’ reared the sergeant. The raw recruits carried out some kind of manoeuvre, which left him speechless. He looked at them for a moment moments. Then his ivoice returned. | ‘‘All right,” he said, in tones which no mere words can possibly describe. I “Now take your partners for theI Lancers. ”

A young sergeant asked the sergeantmajor for advice in framing a charge for which there was no informative example in King’s Regulations. ‘‘What was the man doing exactly?” asked the sergeant-major. ‘‘Flirting with a girl in the park.” ‘‘Well,” said the sergeant-major, ‘‘charge him with impersonating an officer. ” •

An old Chinaman, delivering laundry pt a mining camp heard a noise and espied a huge brown Vear sniffing his tracks in the newly fallen snow. | I “Huh!’’ he gasped. “You likee my tracks, I makee some more.”

He: "I wonder if Hitler gets any sleep these nights?” She: ‘‘He should. He’s got 80,000,000 sheep to count!” i